Trade
Europe: Shares end lower as trade war worries spike; automakers slide
European shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 7), with automakers among top decliners as investors grew skittish on worries of a global trade war escalating, while a bleak profit...
Kia contests US$14 million India tax demand for wrongly using trade treaty exemptions
Tax investigations in India can drag on for years and are often a sore point for foreign companiesKIA on Friday (Feb 7) said it is contesting an Indian tax...
Gold firms near record peak as trade war concerns linger
GOLD prices inched higher on Thursday (Feb 6) to hover near an all-time high hit in the last session, as Sino-US tariff war concerns boosted safe-haven demand, while investors...
Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul set for price hikes as US shuts trade loophole
SHEIN, Temu and Amazon Haul prices are likely to rise for American shoppers, analysts and industry experts said, after US President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole...
Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul set for price hikes as US shuts trade loophole
SHEIN, Temu and Amazon Haul prices are likely to rise for American shoppers, analysts and industry experts said, after US President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole...
China may loosen grip on yuan as Trump reignites trade war
CURRENCY traders are waiting with bated breath for China’s next daily reference rate for the yuan, with some expecting authorities to relax their tight grip, if Donald Trump’s tariffs...
Ontario Strikes Back: Bans U.S. Firms from Billion-Dollar Contracts Over Trade Tensions, Dumps Elon Musk’s Starlink Deal
Ontario, Canada's most populous province and economic powerhouse, has decided to ban U.S. companies from bidding on government contracts worth tens of billions of dollars. The move, announced on...
Trump’s trade war with Canada makes no sense — and it’s not meant to
Breadcrumb Trail LinksOpinionColumnistsWith the United States no longer interested in economic ties, Canada must work quickly to build more bridges with the rest of the worldPublished Feb 03, 2025...
Banks running Trump ‘war rooms’ as trade ructions expected – The Business Times
BANKERS at JPMorgan worked through the night in a “war room” to try and assess the early impact of US President Donald Trump’s administration on global trade, regulation and...
Singapore to play ‘pivotal role’ as financial flows shift to South-east Asia amid trade tensions: Citi – The Business Times
SINGAPORE is set to play a “pivotal role” as capital flows shift amid uncertainty, with the world grappling with potential trade tensions in a Donald Trump administration, Citi said...